Bebaak Manto

Directed by: Anil Sharma

Directed by Anil Sharma, this play is based on Saadat Hasan Manto’s “Hatak” (meaning insult), a short story written on the life of a prostitute in India. The play was performed in Hindi and Urdu.

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